Submitted by Katherine I am writing this after 3 days of my surgical treatment at 6 weeks. I am 28 years old and I live abroad, far away from home. My story may be a bit long but it is important for me to tell the whole context of my experience. I don’t have a […]
Surgical abortion at 9 weeks
Submitted by Jamie I’m writing this today because I found reading other women’s stories so helpful, before mine and wanted to share a really positive experience. I had my abortion today at Planned Parenthood and it couldn’t have gone better. Where I’m located they only do them on Fridays, so I had a two week […]
My Abortion Experience And How It Could Have Been Avoided
When I was 16 and living in Bible Belt, I was raped. And then I was confronted with a very adult decision without a lot of facts at hand to help me. So when I heard that the Supreme Court this week decided to let Arkansas’ abortion restrictions stand, I became more worried than ever that […]
Hyperemesis Gravidarum Abortion
Submitted by Susan Ponce When I found out I was pregnant, it was the best night with the love of my life. We were incredibly happy and he was the happiest man alive. We’re 24 and having a baby, YAY! However, the reason we found out I was pregnant is that I was so incredibly sick! […]
The Hardest Day of my Life
Submitted by Sarah S It’s only been 4 days since I had the surgical procedure done. I can still feel everything as if it were still happening. Those hours in the waiting room tapping my feet and trying to convince myself that I wasn’t a monster. I am 16 years old and I was there alone. […]
Ending a Wanted Pregnancy
Submitted by Jessica Our son was two and we were ready to add on to our family. I became pregnant after our first try and we were very excited. I was a little nervous about my “advanced age” as I was 36 going on 37, but otherwise I felt good. We told our son about the […]
My Abortion Story
Submitted by Nicole S I found out I was pregnant the end of my senior year of college. It’s the classic story of “the one time we didn’t use a condom.” I had a boyfriend who I was completely in love with and knew that I would spend the rest of my life making memories with. […]
Surgical Abortion at 7 Weeks
Anonymous Submission Yesterday I had a surgical abortion with IV sedation at 7 weeks pregnant. I want to share my experience. I’m a mid 30’s mother of two. I found out I was pregnant and struggled with what decision to make. My two boys (fraternal twins) were both diagnosed with autism, one severe who doesn’t […]
No Sedation Surgical Abortion
Anonymous Submission I just returned from the doctor after undergoing a surgical abortion. I opted to not have sedation and I am really pleased with my choice. I found out I was pregnant very early and when I decided to terminate the pregnancy I went to a private clinic. I was certain of my choice […]
9 week surgical abortion-positive experience
Anonymous Submission I wanted to share my experience with everyone of my abortion at 9 1/2 weeks, mostly because it was as positive an experience as something like this could be. I had decided to do a medical (pill) abortion at first, but then changed my mind. I am very glad I did. At first it […]
My 14 week ordeal
Submitted by Jenna Onelove It’s been one year since I had my abortion. I am about to go through a second one this weekend. I feel an overwhelming urge to speak about my experience as part of my healing process. I am still healing, and will be for a while. Will things be ok, yes. Some […]
One Year Ago
Anonymous Submission It’s been one year since I had my abortion. I was so conflicted when I found out I was pregnant. My (now ex) boyfriend and I were going through really tough times. I had just quit a good paying job because I was unhappy and he was very angry with me about it. […]
D&C Abortion at 9 Weeks
Anonymous Submission I had a surgical abortion at 9 weeks two days gestation. The process was very straightforward and simple. I called Planned Parenthood on a Wednesday and they had my “first appointment” scheduled the following Tuesday. When I showed up for the first appointment the wait was 45 minutes, they did some standard questionnaire […]
My Abortion Gave me Reason to Live
Submitted by H.H. I’m an only child. I’m pretty sure my mom didn’t want me. Even through this hard truth, she still remains the love of my life. She described my conception as a ‘planned accident’. My dad wanted a litter and my mom wanted none. When she was 32, I think my parents felt […]
Numbness
Anonymous Submission I am 19-years old and I had my second abortion last month. The first was about 6 months prior, with the same guy. The first time I got pregnant, I had seen it coming. My boyfriend and I were lazily using the FAM method of prevention and actually ended up having unprotected sex […]
Third Time Is A Charm… Right?
Submitted by Sarah Jarvis Hey ladies, I’m Sarah and out of all the stories I have read about abortion not many are like mine. So I hope if there is another girl out there that is going through the same situation, that my story is able to help them through this. I am 20 years […]